Give up One Piece? Better than freedom?

Robin joined Luffy lazily to the dining room. The look everyone gave them had her a bit confused. She merely smirked when she realized what it must have been. They assumed that they had…relations. How cute. If only they could've seen the…loud…suggestive…tickle fight… Robin felt a blush start to form as she realized the stares were well deserved.

These, however, did not go unnoticed by Luffy. He had done something shocking, stopped eating, to look at his crew. "Hey. What's wrong with you guys?" Luffy asked, confused with the scene.

Everyone but Robin sweatdropped, did he really have the right to ask that when he wasn't eating? Nami finally spoke up, no man willing to confront the captain at risk of a thrashing. "We could hear you two you know. Maybe Franky should build you two a room." She said, mocking the usual saying.

Robin couldn't help but look away from the irritated navigator. Partly out of embarrassment for what she had said during the tickle fight. The other part a questioning look at Franky for her suggestion. He put his hand to his chin and left the room.

"Oh that? Shishi! That sure was fun, huh Robin?" Luffy yelled out with a big grin. Causing everyone but her to fall back in shock. That was his reaction?! "What? Did one of you guys want to jo-" Robin covered his mouth to keep him from finishing. Though she did watch for reactions before properly correcting him.. The men were the funniest.

The three remaining humans looked at the couple in shock. Then at Robin herself. Then at each other. Then back at Luffy. Sanji was about to take the offer, until he realized what he was up against if he had to compete with Luffy in bed. Rubber bastard.

Nami was a red mess. Angry and embarrassed. The men didn't even think that Luffy included her as well. They sure were bold. Nami walked over and smacked Luffy hard across the face. It wasn't the typical punch, which threw him off.

"Ow! That stung! No tickle fight for you than, Nami!" Luffy yelled back in anger as he rubbed his cheek.

Nami stared in embarrassment at what she heard. Tickle fight?! Robin smiled and sprouted arms to tickle her cute captain. That was familiar.

Robin smiled innocently at them all as Luffy went back to eating. "Do you all think so poorly of us? We didn't even have our own room after all. Fufufu." She giggled, making everyone turn red when they realized where Franky had gone. They then turned to Luffy, watching him eat with manners. Not necessarily good manners, he just tried to use utensils more instead of shoveling it in by hand. Today was full of surprises.

Franky had come back with a sketch soon after. He could modify the current Women's quarters for a single room for Nami, and a new couple's room. Which really just meant adding another wall between the two. Robin thanked him repeatedly, asking that he get started right away. He of course agreed and got to work making some dividing walls with some non-Adam wood. Actually getting into this room was difficult enough as is and he didn't want to use the leftover Adam would for essentially a good divider.

The Straw Hats were left twiddling their thumbs. They didn't really want to barge out now, though they knew it was inevitable. Luffy seemed calmer, not racing to adventure. He was still excited, but he could control himself more.

After Franky finished up the "New" room, he told the happy couple. "If I had more time, I'd make you a fully fledged bedroom for you both." He said, sighing. He hated leaving shoddy work, but they were going to wa-

"How long would it take?" Luffy asked, head cocked.

Franky stared in shock. Looking at him as if he were an imposter. "Umm. Well if you just want a bed that'd be a day. A fully fledged room that won't crash down on you? Give me a week." He didn't need a week. He wanted a week. After the 'brawl' he wanted to see what happened to the Fire Starter Pirates.

"Oh. Okay Franky." He said with a smile, turning to Robin. "We get a bedroom together!" Luffy yelled as he grabbed Robin and twirled her around.

Robin was surprised, Luffy was willing to spend an extra week here. Just for a bedroom. She kissed her husband and thanked him. He really was a good man.

Luffy smiled and waved as Robin went to inform Nami of the good news. As she got a good distance away, he turned to Franky. His smile was gone and his eyes had been shadowed. 'How the hell does he do that?' Franky thought as Luffy looked at him. "Where are those pirates from the arena? Their crew hasn't answered for themselves yet." He asked plainly. Though it was clear this wasn't to go talk about the error of their ways. Franky was a bit timid, but was trapped in Luffy's stare.

"I'll tell you Luffy. Just, let me talk to them first. Sometimes people just follow the wrong men…" He said with a sigh. Speaking from the heart on that. Luffy didn't need to ask. "Some of my family joined Jackie and Hato when we had some bad luck. Didn't want to be a burden.." Tears started to well up "Damn fools… They knew they could come back.."

"If they knew what was happening." Luffy made a point to stare Franky in the eye. He didn't want this to go over lightly. He kept the paused stretched, worrying Franky. "They won't get to come back."

Franky could feel the anger emitting from Luffy. He told him where they docked, and their names if he bothered to ask. He wouldn't forgive Luffy if he didn't at least try to save his family.

Robin was waving Luffy goodbye as he hopped off the ship. He said he had something to take care of and would be right back. She didn't mind. Sitting by Zoro she watched him train, giggling as he lifted the ridiculously heavy weights.

"What's so funny?" He asked as he brought the weights up, outward. Holding them up with outstretched arms to improve his endurance. Before her comment made him drop them.

"Oh nothing. I find it so cute that you, Sanji, and Franky. Well, any of us, will be quite as strong as Luffy." She said with a smirk as he turned back at her. Anger filled his eyes, but not at her. "What do you think it is?" She asked, hoping he had a little insight to Luffy's power.

"I have no idea…" Zoro said as he watched his arm uphold the weights. The words hit him hard. "But anything that gets in his way has no chance…" He dropped the weights and caught them with his foot, balancing them perfectly. "I wouldn't fight him with the World at my back... My chances would be piss poor."

Luffy was slowly walking towards the docked ship. It was small and agile. Meant for getting close to targets, then getting away quickly. The fact that something used to commit such crimes ate away at Luffy's soul. He wasn't going to let pirates like that give him a worse name. "Hey! Are you the crew of those two guys from the fight?!" He yelled at them all. Most froze at the sight, but he heard screams from inside their ship. Steam came from his body, blood boiling from rage.

"You really didn't learn anything, did you?" He said calmly. They started to run towards the ship. Luffy made sure to attack the ones up front first. He jumped into the air and launched a storm of fist. The speed at which his fist hit them was too fast for their eyes. One punch from this would typically knock out someone of their strength. He made sure to hit them each five times. They didn't learn the first time around. There was no teaching them. He dropped back down and watched them slowly turn. He squatted slightly and unleash a Gum Gum Jet Gatling. Breaking everyone in his path.

Franky could feel his skin crawl again. He knew what was going to happen. He ran full speed towards the area they were known to dock. They wouldn't attack Luffy. Would they? They fought him before. He killed their co-captains. They wouldn't try. Luffy didn't kill anyone who didn't fight first…

The scene before Franky left his stomach in knots, hard to do for a cyborg. The crew was lying on the ground, fist shaped indents on their chests and skulls. Most didn't have a weapon drawn. It disgusted him to think his new captain could do this. No one was moving. Why did he do this?

Franky could hear sobbing from inside the ship. He ran towards it, hoping someone could be spared from this massacre. He jumped up listened again. He ran below deck at the sound of the sob. There was his captain, fist caked in blood. Below him was a woman, kneeling down in a small puddle and crying. Franky slowly walked to them, announcing his presence.

Luffy didn't move. Eyes focused on something else. The woman quickly looked him over, a small smile came to her face. "Y-you're Franky." She said, weak with shock. "I'd know you anywhere…" She said, feeling terrible.

Franky walked up to where they were. Franky took the knife from her and tossed it aside. She slowly wept, muttering sorry. Franky didn't understand. She was a victim in all this. Straw Hat was the one who sl… He couldn't think as he was overwhelmed with grief.

Bike Mike and Blue Hugh were leaned against the wall, dead. His old family members, burned all over. He walked weakly to them, feeling a bone crushing weight being pushed on his chest before Luffy pulled him back. There was nothing to do but dig the graves.

Franky was ordered to take the girl, whose name was Amber, back home. Luffy commented how lucky she was. "Those pirates wanted to save her for last..." He said, clenching his fist. Steam had stopped emitting from his body, but his fist had turned black. Franky asked Luffy about it, but the interruption made it stop.

Mike and Hugh had defended the sweet little girl. Amber told Franky what she knew from what happened. She was abducted last night. The Fire Starter Pirates wanted to take something back after their crushing defeat. It wouldn't end with Jackie and Hato, they were all pyromaniacs. They had burned the male captives alive. Amber was the only 'woman', the poor thing was barely fourteen. Mike and Hugh had comforted her from below deck. Telling her stories about the Amazing Franky to pass the time. She asked why they were even pirates if they had someone like that. "Well, we came here to help our family. But then we wanted to help the people these guys took. We couldn't let them hurt everyone they caught." They didn't leave her the entire night. But they couldn't protect her from reality. Franky asked her to stop. He didn't want to hear about their deaths. He could picture their fight. Some of those bastards were cut up and shot, not Luffy's style.

Luffy tossed the worthless pirate on their ship as he dug graves for the two heroes. He didn't like doing it. It felt too final. But it would cheer Franky up for them to have a nice burial. He waited for Franky to get back, asking him to do the honors. They put their feet on it and kicked it out to sea. Franky jumped on board and used Fire Breath to rid the pirates from history. At least those who never survived an encounter. Luffy showed him the graves, even with little crosses with their names on them. Frank put his hand on Luffy's shoulder. Thanking him for the closure.

Sanji had been cooking a special lunch for Nami and Robin when Usopp walked in. He sat at the table and listened to Sanji in the back. "Hey, Sanji. Can I get some."

Usopp was cut off as Sanji set a plate with some fresh caught fish pan fried in front of him. "Here Usopp. Eat up." Sanji said, emotionless as he brought the lunches out to the girls. He perked up at the sight of Nami-swan, happy he could swoon. He sat down by Usopp and took a drag of his cigarette. "You think he'll do a good job?" Sanji asked, staring blankly at the wall.

"Who? Franky? He is our carpenter. I trust he could make that"

"The Captain, shithead." He took another long drag. "Do you think he can keep her safe? Happy?" Sanji asked, mood becoming darker. Usopp could swear his eyebrows were losing their curl.

"Is that a joke? You know Luffy. He'd die before anything could hurt her. He'd kill to keep her happy." Usopp said, shuddering at his own words. He had seen Luffy in the arena, killing over a threat made by two people who couldn't hurt them with their entire crew. He knew Sanji saw this too.

Sanji smiled. He put the cigarette out and stood up. "Thanks, Usopp…I wouldn't let myself believe these ladies could get anyone as good as me… They still can't, but he's close enough." He started walking to the kitchen with a smirk on his face.

Chopper and Nami were eating in the Women's Quarters. She wanted some company and everyone else was acting down. She was picking at some chicken when she heard a shocking question.

"Do you think Luffy and Robin would stop if she got pregnant?" He asked, not looking up from his meal.

Nami started coughing heavily. Nearly choking on her meal. "C-chopper! That's not something you just ask!" She yelled. "Besides…what makes you think they'll have kids anytime soon?"

"Well. Luffy and Robin are 'married' so they'll want to have kids." Chopper said, trying to use married right.

"That's not what that means!" Nami yelled, in disbelief she was having this conversation. About Luffy of all people. "I don't think Luffy knows what sex is, Chopper. No need to worry about that."

"But he does!" Chopper called out. "And even if he didn't, couldn't Robin teach him?" He said matter-of-factly.

"What do you mean he knows what sex is?!" Nami yelled in confusion.

"Well, the guys told me how Luffy killed these two over threatening to… to…" Nami burst in as he struggled to force the word out.

"Luffy killed people?! Luffy's never…he's come close but!" She couldn't picture it, until she heard what the threat was.

"They told me the guys threaten to… 'Show his wife how real pirates act.' " Chopper said, looking at the floor.

Nami clenched her fist in anger. There were people like that everywhere. No matter what…She sighed and looked back at chopper.

"I don't wanna talk about what he did…I don't like picturing him killing people…But, he knows what sex is. So I thought it was just a matter of time. Do you think..I could be their son or daughter's doctor?" Chopper asked, a gleam in his eye. "I'm really good with kids! They'd always pet me during their shots and it would calm them down." He said, remembering being petted by the children back on Drum Island. He didn't get to be their doctor, but he could calm their nerves. They liked his blue nose.

Nami could see how excited he was. He had obviously liked children. They hadn't learn to hate. If Chopper could be their pediatrician, maybe they could be great people. Not that Luffy and Robin wouldn't be the biggest influences. But Chopper could be influential to them. A non-human doctor for the family of the Pirate King and Queen? That would show everyone. If the most powerful man in the seas could trust him, who couldn't?

Nami smiled as Chopper talked. He may want those two to have kids more than either of them could. She sighed and hugged him. "You'll be the best doctor Chopper. They'll be more than happy to have you." She said as she petted him, feeling her shoulder dampen with tears.

Franky and Luffy arrived back as the sun started to set. They went straight to the dining room, acting like nothing happened. Though they were quieter than usual. As Luffy was about to kiss Robin, Nami finally blurted out.

"Luffy...How could you kill those people?" She asked, shakily. Luffy had a good reason, but not killing anyone was one of the things that made him different from those others. It's why she trusted him so much.

Robin was surprised too. She had killed people, but Luffy? He always left people wounded. He had never seen killing as being the answer. What had changed?

"Well they deserved it! Even after I killed those shitty captains of theirs, they did it again!" Luffy yelled in anger, getting off of Robin so she didn't get hit by an angry Nami.

"Wait...you killed more people?! I thought you just killed their captain!" Nami yelled in anger and disgust. Those captains threatened Robin, but what could their crew have done? Why didn't Chopper tell her?

"Well I did at first. It was a good bachelor party up till then." Luffy said, looking down.

Robin stood up and wrapped around him. "Luffy. Why did you do it?" Robin asked, wanting answers of what could make him break his code. The answer came from everyone but Luffy.

"They deserved it." Zoro said plainly. No ounce of regret for what happened, even for the apparently entire crew his captain took out.

"They weren't true pirates." Usopp said with disgust. He knew that they were pirates, not them.

Sanji gave the most comprehensive answer. "They threatened you, Robin." He said, burying the inferno of anger that came from within.

Robin looked at Luffy with a bit of fear. An entire crew over a threat? She was nearly taken away and he didn't kill anyone.

Sanji once again cleared things up. "Those bastards threatened to rape you, Robin. They threatened you right in front of Luffy." He said, tired of sugar coating what they meant with their threats.

Luffy gritted his teeth, thinking about those bastards. "Then their crew tried to rape some girl. They burned my family alive for trying to protect her." Franky interjected, letting them all know where they had been with his knowledge on the incident.

The rest of the crew members were shocked. They didn't know what had happened until now. But that reason was enough.

Nami had shut up. She couldn't believe they would still try with their captains dead. Didn't they have any decency?! Did anyone?!

Robin was frozen. Luffy had defended her so many times. He was getting more and more protective of her. He was killing people over her. Had she corrupted the sweet boy she loved so much? Tears fell down her face as she hugged him tighter.

"Robin don't cry. They can't hurt you." Luffy said with a smile. Wanting to cheer her up. "Amber's okay too. We made sure she didn't get hurt."

Robin perked up a little bit. That's right, the girl they saved. Luffy was protecting her too. Robin pulled out of his shoulder, looking him in the eyes. He was smiling, happy she had stopped crying. She wiped the tears from her face. He hadn't been tainted. He took the good out of what happened. "Luffy. Let's go to bed." She said, dragging him by the hand. Everyone sweat dropped. Did this really turn her o-

"Let me eat first, Robin. I need my energy!" He said as he scooped up everyone's food and started eating. Manners gone as he devoured everyone's meals. He rushed after her soon after, barely fazed from the massive amount of food.

Nami sighed as she started walking. "If they have another tickle fight I swear..." She muttered as she followed behind them. Going to bed.

The night went by rather quietly. The only noise was the whispered conversation between husband and wife.

"Luffy. What wouldn't you do for me?" Robin asked as she wrapped his arms around her a little tighter. It was nice to have someone hold her lovingly.

Luffy had to think for a minute. It was starting to hurt less to think. "Hmm...I can't think of anything Robin."

"Would you give up your hunt for the One Piece?" She asked, timidly. It was a touchy subject for Luffy. But she wanted to know.

He thought for another minute. Then two. Nami was on the other side, holding her breath. Robin asked that question a little louder than the others.

"If you stayed with me...I think so." Luffy thought he heard a gasp, but ignored it. "I wanted to become the Pirate King for freedom... I think I like this more than freedom." He said, laughing a little. Shanks had told him getting married cost you some freedom. But Yassop had took him aside and explain some of that away.

Nami was on the other side of the dividing wall, paralyzed. Luffy's biggest dream was to be Pirate King. He'd really give it up?

Robin was in tears. It hurt to even ask that question. She wiped the tears to show she wasn't sad. She kissed Luffy again and pulled up the covers. "Thank you Luffy. Goodnight."